DAD is continuing their meeting from last Saturday as it was tabled/put on hold for St. Patrick’s fundraiser.
Where: Via Zoom
When: Tuesday, March 22, 2023 at 6:30pm
What: Finish up DAD meeting, public comments are always welcome at the end of every meeting
Registration required, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvfuqrrzksHdzab81Q_2qJzf2qBJcPaTBi to get the zoom link.
Parents fighting for the education of their deaf son have won a human rights case against the Newfoundland and Labrador English School District.
The commission ruled that the district failed to provide reasonable accommodation for Carter Churchill and discriminated against him during the 2016 to 2020 school years, from kindergarten to Grade 3.
It has ordered the board to support Carter with education in American Sign Language and evaluate him in that language. The district will also have to pay Todd and Kimberly Churchill close to $150,000, according to the human rights commission’s decision, released Wednesday.
“It’s not shock, but it’s just this disbelief [that] finally, this is finally over,” said Kimberly Churchill. “There was so much evidence there to show that there was discrimination.”
DAD Note: Similar cases like this has happened in the United States and are not always publicly released/announced.
You might be thinking it’s too early to talk about summer camps, but enrollment is happening now! Summer camps for deaf youth are often hard to find or have limited capacity, but the impact of these programs on their development is astronomical. Whether you are a parent, guardian, or educator seeking programs for your youth or are a program developer, NDC (National Deaf Center) has some amazing resources for you!
Feel free to add or look at the current listing – https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/179g99FqaPHUStoAZCQOhSvBzkhjUEZIWD9p6ZhbqkRA/edit#gid=1602613237.
NDC News Site – https://nationaldeafcenter.org/news.
DAD Note: There are other camps not listed yet. Last year, Mary Hicks, DSD, shared a list of camps as well which can be found at https://www.delawaredeaf.org/2022/03/14/deaf-hard-of-hearing-summer-camps.
Another flyer with more information – Flyer–RIC-Public_Health_and_Sign-Language_Interpreting_Prgm 2023.
– Thanks to Loretta, DODHH for sharing the news.
A Colorado company discriminated against a deaf employee when it fired her after she requested an American Sign Language interpreter for meetings, according to federal officials.
The employee sued the company, Pneuline Supply, a parts manufacturer based in Greeley — about 55 miles north of Denver — after it fired her in May 2018, according to court documents.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced on Nov. 10 that Pneuline Supply would be required to pay the woman $44,250 and “provide other relief” to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit, according to a news release from the agency.
Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article268629592.html#storylink=cpy
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